The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-08
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Candidate Powell Tells Why the Republicans
Should Be Beaten in This Years Election.

HAMILTON, O.. Sept THE opening meet
ing of the State campaign Of the Democratic
party was held this evening. It was a
very large and enthusiastic meeting. The Duck
worth and Ohio clubs, of Cincinnati, and the
jefferson Club, of Springfield, were in attend
ance, well number of leading Democrats
from other parts OF the State. The first speech
was made by Hon. Thomas e. Powell candidate
for Governor. He had enthusiastic recep-
ton, and his speech was listened to
by large concourse of people. Mr.. Powell
devoted nearly one-thrd of his time to
Governor Foraker and his administration.
Speaking of what demanded of a Governor
of Ohio, the third State in the Union, he said
Forakers attack upon President Cleveland in
his speech of acceptance was unworthy
piring to such high Office, and forit he had
ceived condemnation at the hands of private
citizens and from the public press throughout
the country. He claimed, also. that Governor
Foraker had publicly insulte1 the four hundred
Thousand Democratic voters of Ohio by referr-
inc to them in his speech the rebel brigade"
and ''confederates" aud dirty Democrats"
He classed this method as of the same character
a the Governors charge, on a former occasion,
that the Democratic management OF the pen-
Tertiary had been making canes from human
skins-negroes and Irishmen. This charge. he
said, WAS based solely on the statement of some
inmates of the insane ward of the pententiary.
Speaking of the matter of the rebel flags, he
said tbs Governor by his conduct at soldiers
reunions and especially at Wheeling, had dis
gusted the best men In his own party, and they
had called q halt him. This had gone to
such extent that the executive committee
had issued a second edition of his speeches, and,
unlike the tariff, they had been both revised
and reformed
Going back to his first topic, he said the peo-
pie wanted a Governor who would give less at
tention to the war that ended twenty years ago
and more to the peaceful problems of the pres
ent and the future. The administration of
Foraker was compared with the Democratic ad-
miuistratons of the State, and figures were
presented to prove that the present State adj
ministration had not only been more expensive
than any of the Democratic administrations but
the most reckessly extravagant administration
we have ever had in the State.
The question of tariff reform was discussed at
some len 9Th, and occupied about one-third of
the address He favored thorough revision
and an honest reformation of the present sys-
tenn, and said that the tariff should be so re-
duced that no more reserve should be raised
than the government needed. He advocated
keeping taxes upon whisky. tobacco and articles
of luxury. and making food, clothing and arti-
cles of necessity and general consumption
cheaper.
He gave some attention to Foraker's claims
of the blessings of prohibition, given his
article in the Forum, and made considerable
rldicule of several statements in that article.
He next gave summary of what had been
done by the National administration, such
recovering the lands which had been granted to
railroad corporations by the Republican party.
and stated that the Democratic party had not
granted a single acre of the public domain TO
railroad corporations. and bad not extended or
revived single grant. He also gave the facts
upon which he based his claim that Cleveand's
admInistra ton had done more for the soldiers
and their dependent relatives than any Repub-
lican administration He closed his speech with
a tribute TO President Cleveland and his work,
and claimed that the party which had done so
well with national affairs was the party to be
trusted with the administration of our own
State affairs